Movies like The Young Savages: 20 to watch next

If you loved The Young Savages (1961) — a crime, drama and thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of The Young Savages most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like juvenile delinquent. 3 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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Limbo 2023★ 6.1
Shares: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Travis, a jaded detective, arrives in the remote outback town of Limbo to investigate the cold case murder of local Indigenous girl Charlotte Hayes 20 years ago. As truths about the murder begin to unfold, the detective gains a new insight into the unsolved case.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Parts You Lose 2019★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Crime, Thriller
An unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Glass Key 1942★ 6.7
Shares: Crime, Thriller
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
4
The Seven-Ups 1973★ 6.3
Shares: Thriller, Crime
A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Naked City 1948★ 7.2
Shares: Crime, Drama, Thriller
After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.
Stream in India on Artiflix, Plex
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They Made Me a Fugitive 1947★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Thriller, Crime
After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Winged Creatures 2009★ 5.9
Shares: Crime, Drama
A psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts his own instincts and elects to use an experimental medical procedure on his wife, while a gambler believes he's on a lucky streak. A waitress begins engaging in promiscuous sex, and a young girl whose father is among the dead gains unexpected fame.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Brute Force 1947★ 7.3
Shares: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?
Stream in India on Artiflix, Plex
9
Agatha and the Midnight Murders 2020★ 6.2
Shares: Drama, Thriller, Crime
As bombs fall on London, writer Agatha Christie decides it is time to kill off her most famous creation.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Organization 1971★ 6.2
Shares: Drama, Crime, Thriller
After a group of young revolutionaries break into a company's corporate headquarters and steal $5,000,000 worth of heroin to keep it off the street, they call on San Francisco Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs for assistance.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Mirror Crack'd 1980★ 6.1
Shares: Crime, Thriller
Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Outsiders 1983★ 7.2
Shares: Crime, Drama
In 1960s Tulsa, class divisions ignite a violent rivalry between the working-class Greasers and the privileged Socs. When a deadly encounter forces two Greasers, Ponyboy and Johnny, to flee, their struggle for survival and redemption exposes the fragile innocence and enduring bonds of youth on the wrong side of town.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Marlowe 1969★ 6.2
Shares: Crime, Drama
Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. Though the job seems simple enough, it leads Marlowe into the underbelly of the city, turning up leads who are murdered with ice picks, exotic dancers, blackmailed television stars, and self-preserving gangsters. Soon, Marlowe's life is on the line right along with his case.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Islands 2025★ 6.1
Shares: Thriller, Drama, Crime
In this twisty thriller, a tennis coach at a tropical resort finds himself at the center of a missing persons mystery. Tom teaches tennis during the day and parties at night. When an enigmatic tourist arrives, Tom is unable to shake the feeling he has met her before. Tension and attraction grow, until her husband disappears, and the police suspect Tom.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Independent 2022★ 6.5
Shares: Thriller, Crime
It's the final weeks of the most consequential presidential election in history. America is poised to elect either its first female president or its first viable independent candidate. Reporting history as it's made, an idealistic young journalist teams up with her idol, legendary journalist Nick Booker, to uncover a conspiracy that places the fate of the election, and the country, in their hands.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cry of the City 1948★ 6.7
Shares: Crime, Drama
Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another crime. Police Lt. Candella must check Niles' allegation; a friend of the Rome family, he walks a tightrope between sentiment and cynicism. When Martin fears Candella will implicate his girlfriend Teena, he'll do anything to protect her. How many others will he drag down to disaster with him?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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House of Strangers 1949★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Ruthless Italian-American banker Gino Monetti is engaged in a number of criminal activities. Three of his four grown sons refuse to help their father stay out of prison after he's arrested for his questionable business practices. Three of them take over the business but kick their father out. Max, a lawyer, is the only son that remains loyal.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Perfect World 1993★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Crime
A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. Marshal.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Devil's Knot 2013★ 6.2
Shares: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a satanic ritual.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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Riot in Cell Block 11 1954★ 7.1
Shares: Crime, Drama
A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now